Group, Actually, because I was baffled the first time at being so "French/Orcadian", I read the Family Findr FAQ thoroughly. You are right, Ralph, there is an equal opportunity to inherit your parents' genes, however with regards to Family Finder, they state that a match may not be found with a known cousin, because we my not have received the same genes from our parents or grandparents, etc... So while in theory 50/50 is good, reality is a little more uneven/chaotic (like nature), from what I understand. -Trevor -----Original Message----- From: 'Ralph Sellars' via Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> To: azores <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Fri, May 9, 2014 8:56 pm Subject: Fw: [AZORES-Genealogy] MyOrigins surprise findings from Family Finder DNA testing
I find these discussions interesting and/or perhaps amusing ? I am most curious about the term/statement which is regularly stated and apparently accepted by many that we get half our genes from one parent and half from the other. It is logical to assume that both or either parents have equal opportunity to provide genes. Is there any scientific documentation that it is half and half? Could it be 40/60 one way or another or perhaps 30/70? My nursing degree wife tells me that the male determines the sex ! How do we know that is a fact not hearsay? In comments regarding Family Finder it is stated that the back ground of siblings shows up differently. How come. Could it be that one child got 40% from mom and 60% from dad while the other child got 70% from mom and only 30% from Dad? SMILE, just wondering! Why do siblings turn out so much different from one another if they all get an equal half? Ralph E. Sellars, Jr. E-Mail resj...@yahoo.com On Thursday, May 8, 2014 9:51 PM, Herb <herbandj...@verizon.net> wrote: Joao where do you come up with this stuff, the raids by North African pirates? The raping of the women? Herb -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
